Poetry Contest Announced For Fourth Of July
Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced Wednesday the America250 Poetry Contest, inviting West Virginians of all ages to submit original poems.
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Mobile Cancer Units Heading To Rural WVa. Counties
The WVU Mobile Cancer Screening Program will offer breast and lung cancer screenings in rural parts of West Virginia.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMobile Breast, Lung Cancer Screenings Heading To Rural Counties
WVU Medicine will offer a series of breast and lung cancer screenings in parts of rural West Virginia next month. A state of the art mobile unit called “LUCAS” for lung cancer screening that w...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsBreast Cancer Patients with Depression, Anxiety, More Likely to Use Opioids
Elderly women with breast cancer who are also battling anxiety, depression or other mental health conditions are more likely to use opioids and die,…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsImagining a Future Where Cancer Treatment Doesn't Involve Chemicals
West Virginia University researchers are partnering to investigate whether "bioelectric signaling" can be used to treat breast cancer. Most cancer…
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Mammography Bus Making Stops in Berkeley, Morgan Counties
West Virginia University says a mobile mammography center will visit Berkeley and Morgan counties this month.The vehicle, known as Bonnie's Bus, offers…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsA Conversation About Cancer Rates in Appalachia
Rural Appalachia has some of the highest cancer mortality rates in the country -- up to 36 percent higher than what is seen elsewhere. The culprit? That’s…
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